Antiviral Pharmacology: A Standardized Patient Case for Preclinical Medical Students.
| Autor: | Jones MK; Third-Year Medical Student, Wake Forest School of Medicine., Gupta KR; Fourth-Year Medical Student, Wake Forest School of Medicine., Peters TR; Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest School of Medicine., Beardsley JR; Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine., Jackson JM; Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest School of Medicine. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources [MedEdPORTAL] 2022 Apr 26; Vol. 18, pp. 11242. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Apr 26 (Print Publication: 2022). |
| DOI: | 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11242 |
| Abstrakt: | Introduction: Pharmacology is an important learning topic in preclinical medical education. Simulated patient encounters allow students to apply basic science knowledge in a clinical setting and have been useful in previous studies of pharmacology education. We developed a standardized patient (SP) encounter to reinforce antiviral pharmacology content for first-year medical students. Methods: Students were instructed to recommend a medication for shingles during an SP encounter and to answer questions from the SP on mechanism of action and adverse effects. Students then attended a large-group debrief session. Following the activity, students evaluated the exercise through a voluntary survey. For knowledge assessment, students were randomized into two groups to complete three multiple-choice questions either before or after the learning activity. Results: In 2020 and 2021, 144 and 145 students, respectively, participated. In 2020, there was no significant difference in the proportion of correct answers between the pre- and postsimulation groups ( p > .05). In 2021, the postsimulation group significantly outperformed the presimulation group in knowledge of mechanism of action ( p < .01) and adverse effects ( p < .01), but no difference was seen between the groups regarding medication selection ( p = .27). Most learners assessed the instructional design as effective for the tasks assigned. Discussion: This SP activity provided an opportunity for early medical students to practice integrating antiviral pharmacology knowledge into a patient encounter and was well received by learners. The instructional method offers a clinically relevant approach for reinforcing pharmacology knowledge for preclinical medical students. (© 2022 Jones et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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